The 40 students were picked from over 130 applications received earlier in
the year. After screening, the list was pruned to 120 and the candidates called
in for psychometric analysis and aptitude test, which was conducted
electronically.
Out of the 120 that sat for the aptitude test, 58 were successful and were further subjected to oral interview to pick the final 40 that is going for the assessment at CAE, London.
According to Arik Air’s Acting Senior Vice President, Operations/Deputy Managing Director, Captain Ado Sanusi, the successful pilots after the assessment at CAE will be sent for initial type rating on the airline’s Boeing 737NG, CRJ900/1000 and Q400 fleet.
It is expected that Arik Air will be committing over $2 million dollars to the training of the pilots, who are expected to swell the number of pilots on the payroll of the airline.
Similarly, the airline would this month conduct another round of interview for aircraft engineers and the successful ones sent to Lufthansa Technik training facilities in Europe.
Sanusi disclosed that Arik was committed to developing local capacity and this explains the huge investment in the training of Nigerian pilots.
His words, “since the demise of Nigeria Airways, there has been no concerted effort to employ and train such a huge number of professionals. This is another Arik Air’s contribution to the development of Nigeria’s aviation industry.
“We recently entered into an agreement with Cranfield University, UK for the training of our staff. Also, we have sent 12 of our pilots to Airbus facility in France for a full initial type-rating and 80 per cent of these are Nigerians.”
Three of the pilots, who are going to CAE shared their experiences. One of them, Olamiti Adegbenro Oluwakayode said, “I feel great. I waited for quite a while for this opportunity to come. I have always wanted to fly with Arik, so I’m happy and excited to go on this training. I expect to get more experience, learn more about flying and then become a better pilot. I also hope to be good enough to start working efficiently with Arik. It’s a very laudable gesture.”
Speaking in the same vein, an elated Abdulkarim Ummul-Khair Yahaya said, “Arik is doing very well. Not many airlines can do this because they can’t afford the expenses.”
culled from The Guardian
Out of the 120 that sat for the aptitude test, 58 were successful and were further subjected to oral interview to pick the final 40 that is going for the assessment at CAE, London.
According to Arik Air’s Acting Senior Vice President, Operations/Deputy Managing Director, Captain Ado Sanusi, the successful pilots after the assessment at CAE will be sent for initial type rating on the airline’s Boeing 737NG, CRJ900/1000 and Q400 fleet.
It is expected that Arik Air will be committing over $2 million dollars to the training of the pilots, who are expected to swell the number of pilots on the payroll of the airline.
Similarly, the airline would this month conduct another round of interview for aircraft engineers and the successful ones sent to Lufthansa Technik training facilities in Europe.
Sanusi disclosed that Arik was committed to developing local capacity and this explains the huge investment in the training of Nigerian pilots.
His words, “since the demise of Nigeria Airways, there has been no concerted effort to employ and train such a huge number of professionals. This is another Arik Air’s contribution to the development of Nigeria’s aviation industry.
“We recently entered into an agreement with Cranfield University, UK for the training of our staff. Also, we have sent 12 of our pilots to Airbus facility in France for a full initial type-rating and 80 per cent of these are Nigerians.”
Three of the pilots, who are going to CAE shared their experiences. One of them, Olamiti Adegbenro Oluwakayode said, “I feel great. I waited for quite a while for this opportunity to come. I have always wanted to fly with Arik, so I’m happy and excited to go on this training. I expect to get more experience, learn more about flying and then become a better pilot. I also hope to be good enough to start working efficiently with Arik. It’s a very laudable gesture.”
Speaking in the same vein, an elated Abdulkarim Ummul-Khair Yahaya said, “Arik is doing very well. Not many airlines can do this because they can’t afford the expenses.”
culled from The Guardian
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